1940 VFL Round 7: Footscray v Carlton
This is the match report for the match played on 8 June 1940 between Footscray and Carlton during round 7 of the 1940 VFL season.
Footscray hosted Carlton at Western Oval.
Norm Ware captained the hosts.
Jim Francis captained the visitors.
The hosts were coached by Joe Kelly and the visitors were coached by Brighton Diggins.
Footscray
N. Ware (capt.), G. Bennett, A. Boniface, P. Cahill, H. Dolphin, T. Ellis, R. Evenden, B. Flanigan, H. Hickey, J. Miller, L. Murphy, C. Page, A. Palmer, B. Ryan, J. Ryan, L. Ryan, A. Sampson, J. Thoms, T. Tribe
Carlton
J. Francis (capt.), F. Anderson, K. Baxter, J. Bennett, G. Cameron, J. Carney, B. Chitty, R. Cooper, M. Crisp, F. Gill, B. Green, J. Hale, C. Mann, R. McLean, B. McTaggart, J. Mooring, J. Park, P. Schmidt, J. Wrout
Footscray (12.18.90) defeated Carlton (12.8.80).
Goalkickers
Footscray: C. Page (5), H. Hickey (3), J. Thoms (3), B. Ryan
Carlton: P. Schmidt (4), J. Wrout (4), K. Baxter (3), J. Hale
As a result of this match, Footscray were then 5th on the ladder (up from 6th) and Carlton remained 3rd on the ladder by the end of the round.
Match Details
Season:
1940 VFL Season
Round:
Round 7
Teams:
Footscray
v
Carlton
Date:
Saturday 8 June 1940
Time:
2:30 PM
Venue:
Western Oval
Attendance:
13,000
Quarter Breakdown
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Footscray | 2 | . | 3 | 4 | . | 13 | 7 | . | 15 | 12 | . | 18 | 12 | . | 18 | (90) |
| Carlton | 5 | . | 3 | 8 | . | 4 | 11 | . | 7 | 12 | . | 8 | 12 | . | 8 | (80) |
| Margin | CARL by 18 | CARL by 15 | CARL by 16 | FOOT by 10 | FOOT by 10 | |||||||||||
| Duration | ||||||||||||||||
Honour Roll
Coaches:
Joe Kelly
(Footscray),
Brighton Diggins
(Carlton)
Captains:
Norm Ware
(Footscray),
Jim Francis
(Carlton)
Match Umpires
Field Umpire:
A. Coward
Player Statistics
Footscray
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Bennett, George | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 31 | Boniface, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 8 | Cahill, Pat | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Dolphin, Harry | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 15 | Ellis, Ted | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Evenden, Reg | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 13 | Flanigan, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Hickey, Harry | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 14 | Miller, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Murphy, Len | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Page, Charlie | ? | ? | 5 | ? |
| 24 | Palmer, Ambrose | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Bill | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 10 | Ryan, Joe | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 17 | Ryan, Leo | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 28 | Sampson, Alf | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 1 | Thoms, Jim | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 25 | Tribe, Tom | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Ware, Norm (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 18 | |||
Carlton
| # | Player | Pos. | ToG% | GL | BH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 4 | Baxter, Ken | ? | ? | 3 | ? |
| 3 | Bennett, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 9 | Cameron, Gordon | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 7 | Carney, Jack | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 6 | Chitty, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 19 | Cooper, Ron | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 12 | Crisp, Mickey | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 10 | Francis, Jim (c) | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 21 | Gill, Frank | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 32 | Green, Bob | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 11 | Hale, Jack | ? | ? | 1 | ? |
| 27 | Mann, Cyril | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 14 | McLean, Rod | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 20 | McTaggart, Bert | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 16 | Mooring, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 26 | Park, Jim | ? | ? | 0 | ? |
| 23 | Schmidt, Paul | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| 28 | Wrout, Jack | ? | ? | 4 | ? |
| Rushed | ? | ||||
| Total (19 players) | 12 | 8 | |||